diff --git a/dashboard/settings.py b/dashboard/settings.py
index 5422eae..70570dc 100644
--- a/dashboard/settings.py
+++ b/dashboard/settings.py
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ PAYMENT_VARIANTS = {
     "stripe": (
         "payments.stripe.StripeProvider",
         {
-            "secret_key": env.get_value("STRIPE_SECRET_KEY"),
-            "public_key": env.get_value("STRIPE_PUBLIC_KEY"),
+            "secret_key": env.get_value("STRIPE_SECRET_KEY", default=""),
+            "public_key": env.get_value("STRIPE_PUBLIC_KEY", default=""),
         },
     )
 }